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Check-cashing firm buys 10 more stores across Miss.

MBJ Staff — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:53:02 +0000

MADISON — All American Check Cashing announced today the completion of the acquisition of 10 payday loan retail stores today throughout Mississippi. Terms were not disclosed. This marks the second merger and acquisition for All American this year and increases the total number of retail stores in Mississippi and Louisiana to 44. The payday loan [...]

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Hancock sees greatly improved numbers, but still posts losses

MBJ Staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:25:05 +0000

BALDWYN — Hancock Fabrics Inc. is reporting improved financial results for its fourth quarter ended Jan. 26 and full fifty-two weeks of fiscal 2012. For the quarter, net sales increased to $81.7 million, compared to $81.4 million for the fourth quarter of last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 1.4 percent on top [...]

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Chicago family suing local gun shop owner following murder

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:40:07 +0000

BYHALIA — The family of an off-duty Chicago police officer who was shot and killed three years ago by gang members is filing a lawsuit against the Mississippi gun dealer where the weapon was purchased. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence announced the lawsuit filed by the family of Thomas Wortham IV in a [...]

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Some businesses just now reopening following EF-4 tornado

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:40:02 +0000

HATTIESBURG — In keeping with the traditional Mississippi never-say-die attitude, many Hattiesburg area business owners affected by the Feb. 10 tornado are getting back on their feet — and back in business. Employees at Carlstedt’s Florist had to work out of refrigerated trucks after the EF4 tornado tore off the back of the building. The [...]

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Old bowling alley getting new life as retail center

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:43:49 +0000

VICKSBURG — Crews are clearing away the old Red Carpet Lanes bowling alley to make way for a retailing center on Clay Street. The Vicksburg Post reports the sale of the property closed last week. The new owners are Baton Rouge, La.-based developers Michael and Mitch Kimble of Kimble Development. Four buildings are in the [...]

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Former lawmaker, long-time spokesman dies at 68

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:26:46 +0000

DALEVILLE — Former State Rep. Jerry E. Wilkerson, who served three terms in the Mississippi House and was a spokesman for the propane, petroleum and convenience store associations for 25 years, has died at the age of 68. Officials with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home say Wilkerson died at his home in Daleville on Wednesday. [...]

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Downtown group terminates leader — again

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:33:43 +0000

COLUMBUS — The group that promotes commercial development in downtown Columbus has fired it director and will launch a search for her replacement. The Commercial Dispatch reports it’s the second time in less than six months that Main Street Columbus is looking for a new director. The group’s board said in a statement that Nickie [...]

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Sentencing date set in antique store arson case

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:07:21 +0000

ABERDEEN — A sentencing date has been set for a man convicted of participating in the March 2011 arson at Lindley’s Antiques Mall in Oakland. Federal court records say James Flemons and Larry Loftis bought pump sprayers to use in the arson a month before burning the building. Prosecutors said they poured gas and kerosene [...]

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Capital City losing Sam’s Club to Madison

Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:04:34 +0000

JACKSON — Sam’s Club in Jackson will close in late 2014, according to Wal-Mart company officials. The Clarion-Ledger reports the move will leave the capital city without a wholesale retailer of any kind. Wal-Mart spokesman Daniel Morales says the store will move to Madison once a new store can be built. Wal-Mart operates a Sam’s [...]

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NRF forecasts retail growth this year to lag 2012

MBJ Staff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:59:43 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent growth seen in 2012. The subdued forecast comes on the heels of a holiday season that went head-to-head with Washington’s [...]

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